by carson | Apr 28, 2020 | Scientific Research
Loving-kindness meditation has been used for centuries in the Buddhist tradition to develop love and transform anger into compassion. As the emotional milieu is known to impact chronic pain, Jim and Kimberly Carson, developed a randomized controlled study to test a...
by carson | Jan 10, 2020 | Scientific Research
Published findings from a randomized controlled trial have shown that Mindful Yoga training improves symptoms, functional deficits, and coping abilities in individuals with fibromyalgia and that these benefits are replicable and can be maintained 3 months...
by carson | Jan 10, 2020 | Scientific Research
The primary aims of this study were 1) to evaluate the post-treatment effects of Yoga of Awareness among participants originally assigned to the wait-list group in an earlier fibromyalgia trial, and 2) to test the program’s effects at 3 month follow-up in the earlier...
by carson | Jan 10, 2020 | Scientific Research
Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition affecting 11-15 million persons in the U.S. Most fibromyalgia patients use health services extensively; this illness carries an annual direct cost for care of >$20 billion. FDA indicated drug therapies are generally only 30%...
by carson | Jan 10, 2020 | Scientific Research
Breast cancer survivors have limited options for the treatment of hot flashes and related symptoms. Further, therapies widely used to prevent recurrence of cancer in survivors, such as tamoxifen, tend to induce or exacerbate menopausal symptoms. Although one study has...
